Rated of 5
by Barbara Jackson
It was a great read...but why so many mistakes and errors in research beginning with the title. Da Vinci is not a last name....Leonardo was born in a village called Vinci. Leonardo of Vinci. So...."Of Vinci Code"??????
Rated of 5
by Dee
I found this to be a script ready to be made into a movie featuring Pierce Brosnan. The main characters are one dimensional, the only thing going for it is an interesting sub-plot and chapters that are no longer than five pages long.
Rated of 5
by celia
Ipa, I would not have devoted any of my scarce free time to reading a (generally) poorly written book had I not been interested in the subject matter. I have an open mind where Mary Magdalene is concerned; I think she could have been the wife of Jesus, and that wouldn't bother me a bit. I find no proof though, and I have devoted more of my (scarce) free time in trying to locate some. By the way, are you certain those books one can look up--I've now seen a couple--are strictly factual? Wishful thinking, seems to me. My point about Mary, the mother, is simply that the Catholic church has paid much attention to her, as compared to protestant churches. Not exactly, therefore, an example of the Church's attempt to eliminate "the sacred feminine" would you say? (I'm not a Catholic, by the way.) I have enough knowledge of art history, through my art historian husband, etc., to know that Brown's book is rife with errors about Leonardo and his work. Not exactly a confidence builder. Nancy Drew was fine when I was 9, but I have long since outgrown her--and that sort of contrived chapter ending.
Rated of 5
by lpa
It never ceases to amaze me when someone like Celia, post a review of little or no knowledge on subjects that are beyond her interest or care. The facts in the book are just that, if you take the time to do a little research you would find that the book characters are fictional but the facts surrounding the plot are real. The book is not about V.Mary, but rather the true meaning of the Holy Grail. It is not a secret that Mary M. has been awashed in the scriptures by the church. Mr. Brown gives actual list of books that one can look up. Perhaps a "Nancy Drew" fan should stick to just that. Someday we shall all know the truth that Mary M. was indeed the person whom Jesus saw as the one to build on his idealism.
Rated of 5
by celia
I give credit where it's due: I did keep turning the pages. But I was constantly bothered by some of his writing "tics": the Nancy Drew-ish endings to chapters, the mis-use of certain words (which the editor should have caught), and the frequent repetition of a character's name when "she" or "he" would have sufficed nicely. Brown's plotting is generally good, though I guessed some things early on, and I'm not all that clever. His characterization is poor. None of these characters came alive for me, with the possible exception of sad, rather monstrous Silas. I was bothered by errors about Leonardo and his work and I'm not terribly well informed in that area--so if I caught errors, well.... What kept me reading? Great gaps in my knowledge, I suppose. It's just that I'm not certain I was being supplied with facts. But, yes, this is a work of fiction. One last point: if the suppression of facts regarding the great importance of Mary Magdalene is supposed to represent the Catholic Church's elimination of the sacred feminine, why did the Church so elevate Mary, mother of Jesus?
Rated of 5
by Robb
Is it true, could it be true. Brown is not onlya genius he is a revolutionary awakening the sleeping masses
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